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Who has Great 8 pics?
I got a call today Steve Cook made the Great 8 with Bruce Rick's 56 Ford he has been building for years. I got a glimse of it Monday befroe it was loaded but I want to see more.
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Street rodder magazine is having web updates all weekend long. His 56 is pictured in this link...
http://www.streetrodderweb.com/event...ama/index.html |
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Super rare IMO to to see a mid-50's Ford built to that level.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...56_ford_co.jpg http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...56_ford_co.jpg http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...56_ford_co.jpg http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...56_ford_co.jpg |
That car is stunning!!!!! I would love to study it in person. I love the front pan under the bumper. Two tone and striped. Beautiful car.
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Here is a link that shows all the Great 8 contenders. Personally I think its between the '56 ford and the '40 ford. Everything I have read online is leaning towards the '56 taking it home this year. There are one or two vehicles in the great 8 that I'm not 100% sure how they made it into the great 8. Maybe photos aren't doing them justice?
http://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/2011-...torama-ridler/ |
Bruce and Judy Ricks' 1956 Ford Sunliner "Suncammer" is powered by a 427-inch single overhead cam engine with four-barrel carburetors. The six-year restoration and modification, which features only nickel-plated rather than chromed pieces, took Ricks of Sapulpa, Okla. and his builder Steve Cook of Oklahoma City six year to complete.
"Details, details, details," said Ricks, whose bound background book for the judging included intricate drawings of the custom parts designed and built for Suncammer. "There are 300 special nuts and handmade custom bolts, for example," Ricks explained. What appears to be chromed trim is actually nickel-plated, he added. "There is no chrome, no billeted aluminum on this car," said Ricks, who spent six years overseeing the Ford project. http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...at-eight-8.jpg http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...eat-8_01-b.jpg |
Wow, that 56 ford is off the hook! anybody hear who won the ridler this year ? Joe. :thumbsup:
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There looks to be a wide gap in fab/quality between some of those cars.. :_paranoid
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It's almost like the builders are able to schedule around the right year to take the trophy home in recent years. The cars that win seem to have all been way beyond the nearest competition, and those builders almost seem to bow out allowing someone else to carve a new notch in their walking stick.
05 = Foose (3rd time)/Impression 36 Ford 06 = Burman/Radster 35 Ford 07 = Trepanier/First Love 36 Ford 08 = Divers/Ferrambo 60 Rambler wagon 09 = Johnson/Duecenburg 32 Ford 10 = Thomas/Gold Digger 33 Ford 11 = Cook/Suncammer 56 Ford Back in 06-07 it was said that if Foose showed up the award was his - he was the man to beat. Then Troy won, and people were saying they didn't know how anyone was ever going to top First Love. I was chompin at the bit to see Foose and Trepanier go head to head for the Ridler - my popcorn is stale and my beer is flat now! It's almost like there was some type of opposition to this type of dominance and competition, and a sort of unwritten community fairness policy instituted. I'm all for sharing, but competition is supposed to be won by the one with the killer instinct. Imagine if your team decided in the middle of the season they had enough rings, and purposely fouled any chances of being in a Bowl Game! Imagine if your favorite boxer or MMA fighter decided, about mid-fight, "know you what, I've hit you enough already, why don't you have a few rounds of practice on my head? Just to make it a fair fight!" :lol: |
Just going by the pictures, the '56 Ford looked like the hands down winner. Different and absolutely stunning! I'm glad to see something other than a 1930s something get the award as well.
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AWESOME!!!!. That means I can drive down the street later this week and see what a current Ridler car looks like.
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That Ford is AWESOME! Anywhere to get more details, pictures?
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Congrats to the Suncammer! |
Is it just me or does that brown 50 Chevy have Koy's wheels on it?
http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature...utoramagreat8/ My Mom told me, If I can;t say anything nice don't say anything at all. So Bruce Rick's car look pretty cool. And after that....... UMMMMM...... YEAH Ok so the green pick up. REALLY????? Seriously..... |
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A coast to coast bodied car with TTII's ? Really, is it '98? :question: |
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My thought is that if the Ring Brothers would have held back on debuting Dragon, they could have perhaps won the Ridler..
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I will get crap from this.....That was the worst picks I have seen. Not much to pick from this year, Two years ago none of those cars would have had a chance. Steve Cook is a very good builder tho.
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I think the right car won for this year. However overall I agree that the Great 8 this year was very weak. I know that its a very small club of people that are willing to spend a million + dollars on a car. I would like to see a Chip Foose, Troy Trepanier, Alan Johnson, Roger Burman, Ring Brothers go for the Ridler all in the same year. What would be really awesome though, if all these guys went for it and some builder that we don't even now of came out and beat them all for it. Highly unlikely I know but it has happened, just look at what Duane Steck did with moonglow back in the mid 50's.
Edit: I would have to add Dale Boesch to the list of builders I would like to see compete. I love the cars he builds but it seems like he doesn't come out with a car except for every once in a while. |
This 56 Was really heads and shoulders nicer than most builds.
I personally thought last years feild was weaker than this years, of course there always seems to be a few how the hell did that car make it in the feild, but wow the 56 vert. was steller. Way nicer than last years winner. Would be fun to see all the big dogs compete at same time, |
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And chip is the man but this 56 you really have to see it in person wowwwwww its that nice. |
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Congrats to Steve Cook, Bruce Rick, and all involved in "Suncammer". Looks really frigging sweet in the pics, hope to see it in person someday. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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That car is just stunning, what is under the hood, can anyone tell me?
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